NULL pointer dereference in Adobe C2pa
CVE-2026-48438
CAI Content Credentials is affected by a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability that could result in an application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application, leading to a denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.004
Affected products
- Adobe C2pa
- Adobe C2patool
- Adobe C2pa-Web
- Adobe Content Credentials Command-Line Tool — versions 0, c2patool-v0.27.6
- Adobe Content Credentials Js Sdk — versions 0, @contentauth/c2pa-web@0.12.1
- Adobe Content Credentials Rust Sdk — versions 0, c2pa-v0.90.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-111.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-48438?
- CVE-2026-48438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe C2pa, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-48438?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.